Moistening device for postage stamps, envelopes and the like



April 10, 1956 MONTALCINI 2,741,219

MOISTENING DEVICE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS, EINVELOFES AND THE LIKE Filed April 3. 1953 1M "EN TOR. LEONE molvTAL cw/ iinited States Patent O MGISTENEN G DEVICE FGR POSTAGE STAMPS, ENVELOPES AND THE LIKE Leone Montalcini, Turin, Italy Application April 3, 1953, Serial No. 346,566 7 Claims. (Ci. I18264) This invention relates to moistening devices and more particularly, to moistening devices including a liquid reservoir.

In the course of daily ofiice routine it is often necessary to moisten ones fingers or the back of postage stamps, envelopes etc.

venient manner.

With the above objects in view the present invention mainly consists in a moistening device, in combination,

panying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1 taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view or the device taken on line 33 of Fig. 2 in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawing and particularly to Fig. 2 thereof, the moistening device of the present invention includes a cylindrical receptacle 1 having an open upper ceptacle 1, engages the bottom wall of the latter and toe 2,741,215 Patented Apr. 10, E

flange 10, respectively extend. It can be seen that by this arrangement, the said disc 18 movable only in a 10 and disc 4 thereby defining an open chamber wherein moistening of the sponge. released spring 3 moves the (11st) and the sponge back to their original elevated position.

en it is desired to fill cylinder 1 with Water, the

water may be introduced into the cylinder simply by being poured through perforations 5. If it is desired to 1. In a moistening device, in combination, a receptacle provided with a wall portion and having an open top;'

wardly extending guide shanks; elastlc supporting means Within said receptacle pressing said perforated plate member against said rim portion of said cover; and an absorbent material member supported by said plate member.

2. In a moistening device in combination, an open receptacle provided with a wall portion; a cover composed rial member arranged in said open chamber and Sttpported by said plate member.

In a moistening device, in combination, an open receptacle provided with a wall portion and an outwardly downwardly from said inner flange of the cover and in parallel relationship to the wall of the receptacle; a perand guide shanks extending downwardly from said inner Eorated plate member in said receptacle having guide slots receptacle having guide slots corresponding to said downcorresponding to said downwardly extending guide shanks wardly extending guide shanks for being guided by the for being guided by the same; elastic supporting means same; a metal spring within said receptacle pressing said Within said receptacle pressing said plate member against plate member against said inner flange of said cover to said inner flange of said cover to define an open chamber define an open chamber therewith; and an absorbent matetherewith; and an absorbent. material arranged in said rial arranged in said open chamber supported by said open chamber supported by said plate member. plate member.

5. In a moistening device, in combination, an open 7. In a moistening device, in' combination, an open receptacle provided with a'wall portion and an outwardly circular receptacle provided with a wall portion and an threaded neck portion; a cover composed of a rim portion outwardly threaded neck portion; a circular cover cornprovided with an inwardly extending inner flange and posed of a rim portion provided with an'inwardly extendan outer inwardly threaded flange meshing with said ing inner flange and an outer inwardly threaded flange outwardly threaded neck portion and guide shanks exmeshing-with said outwardly threadedneck portion and tending downwardly from said inner flange of the cover guide shanks extending downwardly from said inner flange and in parallelrelationship to the wall of the receptacle; of the cover and in parallel relationship to the wall of a perforated plate member in said receptacle having guide the receptacle; a perforated plate member in said receptaslots corresponding to said downwardly extending guide cle having apertures corresponding to said downwardly exshanks for being guided by the same; ametal spring withtending guide shanks for being guided by the same; a

' in said receptacle pressing said plate member against said metal spring within said receptacle pressing said plate inner flange of said ,cover to define an open ch'amberlZt) member against said inner flange of said cover to define therewith; and an absorbent material arranged in said an open chamber therewith; and an absorbent material open chamber supported by said plate member. arranged in said open chamber supported by said plate 7 6. Ina rnoistening device, in combination, 'an open mem rcircular receptacle provided with awall portion and an outwardly threaded neck portion; a circular cover com- References Cited mthe file of this Patent posed of a rim portion provided with aninwardly ex- I E STATES PATENTS endi g inner flange and an outer inwardly threaded 330,049 Brickeu t 4 1906 flange meshing with said outwardly threaded neck portion 950,207 Feb 22, 1910 V FOREIGN PATENTS flange of the cover and in parallel relationship to the wall of the receptacle; a perforated plate member in said 9,507 Great Britain June 8, 1889 

